Nigeria vs South Sudan: Survival to age 65, male

Nigeria
47.5%
in 2024
South Sudan
47.9%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
215th
South Sudan rank
214th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 47.9% against 47.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 215th and South Sudan ranks 214th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 25.0% 10.1% 14.9% Nigeria
1970s 31.8% 20.8% 11.0% Nigeria
1980s 35.5% 16.5% 19.0% Nigeria
1990s 34.9% 13.8% 21.0% Nigeria
2000s 40.2% 45.8% 5.7% South Sudan
2010s 44.0% 38.5% 5.4% Nigeria
2020s 46.3% 47.3% 1.1% South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Nigeria or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 47.9% against 47.5% in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Nigeria and South Sudan?
0.4%, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and South Sudan rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Nigeria ranks 215th and South Sudan ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.